Force Free: Positive Dog Training (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781530082308)

Barry J. Holcomb, an inmate at Crossroads Correction Center, Cameron Missouri. Barry has been in the New Leash on Life (NLOL) dog program for a number of years. The dog program affords inmates like Barry the unique opportunity to train dogs from the local rescue shelters. The dogs that come into the NLOL program are assigned to a set of offenders. The three of them live together in the prison. From that moment on the dog stays with one of the offenders at all times. The offenders have a kennel in their cell for the dog to sleep in. The dog program is completely run on donations from the public. No Federal, State, or City tax dollars go to the dog program. The donations received allow the offenders & dogs to be provided with everything they will need for training. The dogs usually stay with the offenders for a period of thirty to ninety days. Once the dogs pass their Canine Good Citizen Test, they are put up for adoption. Some of the dogs are chosen to receive additional training to be service dogs. Barry has trained an assortment of dogs; most of which go to homes where they are lifelong pets. He has also trained dogs for Search and Rescue, comfort dogs, service dogs for people in wheelchairs & for people with other disabilities. Being in prison has given Barry the time to study an assortment of different training techniques & allowed him to watch the techniques other inmates use for training. Barry has found that the most successful methods for dog training are the reward-based techniques. The techniques in this book are what Barry uses on every dog that he trains. Over the years, Barry has learned that every dog is different; all dogs require the trainer to possess & use a different level of patience. Being in the NLOL program has given Barry the opportunity to work with everything from very aggressive, to scared & timid dogs, & everything in-between. The techniques in this book have worked on all the dogs he has worked with. The NLOL program has taught Barry that the only thing a person needs to train a dog is patience & some good treats. He tells everyone attempting to train a dog; or who takes home one of his dogs is; REMEMBER SLOWER IS ALWAYS FASTER WHEN TRAINING YOUR DOG! If you have any questions about this book or training your dog you can contact Barry at: Barry J. Holcomb 514068 C.R.C.C. 1115 E. Pence Rd Cameron Missouri 64429 Money from the sales of this book will be donated to NLOL dog program & local animal shelters.